BECKER'S
ASC REVIEW
10 states with the most, least
Medicare-certified ASCs
Based on CMS data from June 2018, California
has the most Medicare-certified ASCs at 794 while
Vermont has the least with one. Here are the top and
bottom 10 states for ASC volume.
The strategy for 4 ASCs to recruit
and retain great staff
Staffing is one of the biggest challenges for ASC
administrators today. In this article, four leaders
discuss their best tactics for hiring and keeping
outstanding staff members.
In this issue, you'll find an article outlining the 10 key trends in total
joint replacements for ASCs, as well as a list of 310 ASCs in the U.S.
where surgeons perform total joints.
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Total joint replacement in ASCs for 2019
Inside the
issue:
Class action suits look
for answers after Laser
Spine Institute's abrupt
closure — 7 insights p. 10
What a Michigan
ASC does to stay
competitive & recruit
physicians — 3 Qs with
Executive Director Tina
Piotrowski p. 27
Outpatient joint
replacements at ASCs
cost 40% less than
hospital-based surgery:
3 study details p. 61
How much revenue
do GIs generate for
hospitals? 3 report
details p. 73
In-N-Out Burger's
customer-focused
philosophy: 5 things
ASCs can learn p. 81
Vanderbilt hit with
$25.5M suit over
wrong-site surgery p. 82
Physicians sue Tenet,
Detroit Medical Center,
allege cost-cutting led
to patients deaths p. 83
310 ASCs with total joint replacements
May/June • Vol. 2019 No. 2
Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting
October 24-26, 2019 | Swissotel Regency, Chicago
Keynotes from Tucker Carlson, Kevin O'Leary, Mel Robbins, and more
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